> thanks for the source extract which, returning to my > original point, clearly shows that pacific/auckland is a > distinctly different *location* to that of nz. using the > rule of thumb which seems to be operating here i assume > it'd be ok for londoners to choose any of those locations > which are running on GMT as their timezone - because it > worked?
IMHO, yes. As long as the tz selected has the same DST rules. I chose pacific/auckland when I installed mdk 9.1 bcoz I thought "I'm in the pacific, and auckland is the nearest big city". I thought this was the correct tz, since the 'date' cmd on my box puts "NZST" or "NZDT" after the time, and it automagically adjusts by 1 hour twice a year. I didn't know before I read this thread that there exists a place called "Auckland Islands" (although I have heard of Las Islas Malvinas). IIRC there was no "NZ" option in the Mdk 9.1 set-up. Yuri
